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Women On Lead: An Interview With The Setters Of Austin Bouldering Project

Austin Bouldering Project: In November 2015, the largest bouldering gym in the United States opened in Austin, Texas. With 50,000 square feet, the Austin Bouldering Project (or ABP as it’s known by locals) shattered records. And who better to take on the job of head route setter for the massive gym than the former head route setter of their sister gym (Seattle Bouldering Project), Christine Deyo? Deyo started her setting career in Seattle and quickly …

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Women On Lead: Interview With Jessica Mor, Founder Of 3Rd Rock

Inspiration

The climbing industry is full of innovative and creative people who use their talents to come up with ways that climbers can have an even better experience on the wall. The past few decades have given us lighter gear, better and harder ways to train, and opened up countless new routes in beautiful places that will keep us climbing for as long as we could possibly want. And now, thanks to a fun new company …

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Women On Lead: Cara Dozier, Owner Of Virginia Beach Rock Gym

Girl Talk, Inspiration

Women On Lead: Cara Dozier, Owner Of Virginia Beach Rock Gym; Climbing gyms are perhaps the most valuable tool that we climbers have to build strength, improve technique, and prepare us physically and mentally to get out and crush on real rock. Gyms are probably where most of us started, and where a lot of people will end up staying, as indoor climbing quickly becomes a sport of its own. So while we love spending …

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Women On Lead: Katie Ives, Editor-In-Chief Of Alpinist Magazine

Inspiration

This is the first in a series entitled “Women on Lead, Katie Ives” which highlights women who are shaping the climbing industry and climbing community as writers, thinkers, artists, and entrepreneurs. Katie Ives leads the way in the Tetons and in outdoor media. Photo by Dylan Taylor. Mountaineering has often been hailed as the most ‘literary of all sports.’ While nowadays everyone is busy tweeting about their first ascents, we owe it to people like Katie Ives, Editor-in-Chief …

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